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enLeague Two Wrap: Pools climb out of drop zoneHartlepool United climbed out of the League Two relegation zone by picking up a 2-1 victory over Cambridge United - the club that dumped them into the bottom two back in October.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-review-hartlepool-climb-out-drop-zone-cheltenham-go-bottom
The Victoria Park outfit had lost to Cambridge by the same scoreline in the reverse fixture, but a fourth victory in a row sees Hartlepool get their head above water for the first time in five months.
Brad Walker headed the hostsin front in the 20th minute, before Matt Harrold's left-footed strike restored parity 12 minutes later.
Ronnie Moore's men refused to give up on the three points, though, and eventually found a winner when Scott Harrison fired into the top left-hand corner after 67 minutes.
The result pulls Tranmere Rovers - Moore's former club - back into the danger zone following their 1-1 draw at home to AFC Wimbledon.
Tranmere looked set to end the match empty-handed until George Green fired in an equaliser in the fourth minute of stoppage time.
Cheltenham Town go bottom following their morale-sapping 3-0 home defeat at the hands of Plymouth Argyle.
York City gave themselves some breathing space with a 4-1 win at Mansfield Town, despite having goalkeeper Robert Olejnik sent off shortly after the half-hour.
Russ Wilcox's men move four points clear of the relegation zone, ahead of Carlisle United - 2-1 losers at Oxford United with Troy Archibald-Henvillesent off - on goal difference.
At the top of the table, Shrewsbury Town and Wycombe Wanderers closed the gap on leaders Burton Albion to two points with 2-0 and 1-0 wins at Portsmouth and Dagenham and Redbridgerespectively.
Burton host Stevenage on Monday.
In the day's remaining fixtures, Luton Town slipped out of the play-off positions at Plymouth's expensecourtesy of a 2-1 loss at Northampton Town, Exeter City drew 1-1 with Morecambe,andBury's clash with Southend United was abandoned after six minutes due to a waterlogged pitch.
news_articleSat, 28 Mar 2015 18:29:18 +0000367757 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Preview: Pools eye great escapeHartlepool United can climb off the foot of League Two for the first time in over five months when Cambridge United visit.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-preview-hartlepool-aim-continue-great-escape-leaders-burton-host-stevenage
It was October 25 when a 2-1 loss at the Abbey Stadium sent Hartlepool to the bottomof League Two - on Saturday, victory over the same opponents could lift them out of the relegation zone.
Ronnie Moore has masterminded an unlikely revival at Victoria Park, with three wins on the bounce turning a seemingly Conference-bound club into genuine survival contenders.
Just a point nowseparates Hartlepool from safety, but one of the men who helped spark the revival - loaneestriker Ryan Bird - has been recalled by his parent club, who just happen to be this weekend's visitors.
Bird will not be part of the Cambridge squad, with head coachRichard Money eager not to introduce an added distraction in a match that the visitors - seven points clear of the drop - can ill-afford to lose themselves.
Both sets of fans will have a keen eye on the matches involving the other sides in the relegation shake-up.
Second-bottom Cheltenham Town hostplay-off hopefuls Plymouth Argyle, while Tranmere Rovers - out of the drop zone on goal difference - welcome AFC Wimbledon to Prenton Park.
York City, who sit only one point above the bottom two, travel to Mansfield Town, while Oxford United and Carlisle United - 19th and 20threspectively - meet at the Kassam Stadium.
The picture at the top of the division is a little more clear-cut, with Burton Albion - who entertain Stevenage on Monday -sitting five points clear of Shrewsbury Town and Wycombe Wanderers.
Gareth Ainsworth's Wycombekept a degree of pressure on with a midweek win at Luton Town and face Dagenham and Redbridge next, while Shrewsbury travel to Portsmouth.
Elsewhere on Saturday, fourth-placed Bury play a Southend United side one spot below them,Exeter City tackleMorecambe, and out-of-form Luton head to Northampton Town.
​Friday's only match sees Accrington Stanley take on Newport County.
news_articleThu, 26 Mar 2015 17:44:07 +0000366920 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Wrap: Pools clinch another winHartlepool Uniteds hopes of safeguarding their Football League status were boosted on Saturday as Ronnie Moores men clinched a third League Two win in a row.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-review-moore-masterminds-another-priceless-hartlepool-win
Moore's side looked odds-on for relegation before their recent revival, which continued thanks to Brad Walker's 47th-minute penaltyagainst Mansfield, who had Junior Brown dismissed on the hour.
Hartlepool remain bottom, but are now just onepointadrift of safety after closing the gap between themselves and nearest rivals Cheltenham Town and Tranmere Rovers, who lost to Exeter City and Burton Albion respectively.
Burton maintained their five-point lead at the top with a 4-1 win at third-bottom Tranmere. The visitors led through goals from Damien McCrory and Lucas Akins, withKayode Odejayi pullingone back before half-time.
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's side wrapped up the points thanks to Abdenasser El Khayati and an Adam Dugdale own goal.
Shrewsbury Town kept up the pressure in second place with a 2-0 home success against Oxford United, Liam Lawrence netting a double, while 10-man Bury ran out 2-1 victors at home to Northampton Town thanks to an injury-time winner from Adam El-Abd.
Ricky Holmes had given Northampton the lead after 10 minutes before Joe Riley was sent off early in the second half. Kelvin Etuhu levelled for Bury after 66 minutesand El-Abd grabbed the late winner.
Southend United and Newport County claimed 0-0 draws against Cambridge United and Plymouth Argyle respectively.
York City looked on course for a valuable win in their battle to beat the drop at Accrington Stanley until Josh Windass struck a 90th-minute equaliser in a 2-2 draw.
AFC Wimbledon won 1-0 against Portsmouth, Exeter beat Cheltenham 2-1 and Dagenham and Redbridgedefeated Stevenage 1-0. Carlisle United were held 1-1 at home by Morecambe.
news_articleSat, 21 Mar 2015 18:37:03 +0000364666 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Preview: Pools eye recoveryRonnie Moore expects theLeague Two relegation battle to go down to the wire ahead of resurgent Hartlepool Uniteds home clash with Mansfield Town.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-preview-moore-eager-maintain-hartlepool-recovery
Having lookedcertain to dropout of the Football League, back-to-back wins atMorecambe and Oxford Unitedhave seen Hartlepool move within four points of safety.
Moore has urged hisside to keep proving people wrong, suggesting some rivals had alreadydismissed their chances of staying up.
"A lot of teams had written us off already," Moore is quoted as saying by theHartlepool Mail.
"If you are Tranmere or others ahead of us then you were only looking at the teams above you because at one stage we did look dead and buried.
"Then all of a sudden they will be thinking, 'bloody hell, they have won again'.
"It then puts so much pressure on them, something we have had all season, but they haven’t.
"This battle will go down to the wire, there is no doubt about that."
Second-bottom Cheltenham Town have drawn their last three games and will attempt to secure their first win this month when they hostExeter City,while Tranmere host a Burton Albion side buoyed by a victory over Southend United in midweek which sent them five points clear at the top of the table.
York City and Carlisle United, who both hover precariously above the relegation zone, face Accrington Stanley and Morecambe respectively.
Second-placed Shrewsbury Town will attempt to keep their bid for automatic promotion on trackwhen they host an Oxford side with just oneleague win in five matches and by no means safe.
Play-off hopefuls Bury and Southend welcome Northampton Town and Cambridge United respectively,while third-placedWycombe Wanderers are not in action until theytravel toLuton Town on Tuesday for a game which will see Kenilworth Road renamed theProstate Cancer UK Stadium for one match to raise awareness of the condition.
John Still's Luton side are on a four-match losing streak and could be out of the top seven come kick-off,with Newport County and Plymouth Argyle both looking to apply pressure when they meet at Home Park on Saturday.
Stevenage welcome Dagenham and Redbridge to theLamex Stadium,while Portsmouth will hope striker Matt Tubbs can return to haunt former club AFC Wimbledon at Kingsmeadow.
news_articleFri, 20 Mar 2015 08:35:31 +0000363850 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Wrap: Burton extend advantageBurton Albion extended their advantage at the top of League Two tothree points with a 3-0 home win over Accrington Stanley on Saturday.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-review-burton-extend-advantage-hartlepool-survival-hopes-boosted
JimmyFloyd Hasselbaink's side scoreda first-half penalty throughDamien McCrory and second half-goals from Stuart Beavon and MattPalmer, whilenearest rivals Shrewsbury lostat fellow promotion hopefuls Wycombe.
The 1-0 victory for Wycombe, courtesy of a first-minute goal from Sam Wood, moved the hostsup into second, while Shrewsbury slipped to third.
Southend sit fourth after a 3-1 win away to Dagenham andRedbridge, with the goals coming from Joe Piggot, Ryan Leonard and a Barry Corr penalty.
Dagenham had equalised in the first half through Ayo Obileye but the defeat leaves them in 18th in the table.
Elsewhere, an own goal by Mansfield Town’s Ryan Tafazolli after 21 minutes gave all three points to visitors Bury,who lie fifth.
Luton Town remain in the play-off places despite a 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth,who scored through Matt Tubbs and Ryan Taylor.
Plymouth Argyle’s 0-0 draw at Oxford United was enough to keep them in the promotion play-off picture, but only on goal difference from Stevenage, who drew 1-1 at Cambridge.
Bottom club Hartlepool’s survival hopes were boosted by an Andy Parrish own goal in the 1-0 away win against Morecambe, as fellow strugglers Tranmere Rovers went down 1-0 at Northampton thanks to a Ryan Cresswell goal.
Exeter were 3-2 winners over AFC Wimbledon and the game between York City and Carlisle United, with both teams looking to move away from the relegation battle, ended 0-0.
news_articleSat, 14 Mar 2015 17:56:27 +0000360520 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Preview: Wycombe face ShrewsWycombe Wanderers welcome Shrewsbury Town this weekend in a clash between two of League Twos promotion contenders.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-preview-promotion-contenders-clash-adams-park
The pair occupy third and second respectively, with Shrewsbury two points behind leaders Burton Albion, while Wycombe are a point further adrift.
The victors would climb to the summit if Burton were to slip up at home to Accrington Stanley.
Wycombe are on a four-match unbeaten run, while Shrewsbury were left disappointed last weekend as they conceded a stoppage-time equaliser at home to Cambridge United in a 1-1 draw.
With the likes of Southend United, Luton Town and Bury from the chasing pack all dropping points, Shrewsbury defender Cameron Gayle remains positive heading into Saturday's meeting at Adams Park.
"The boys tend to check the results after the game," he told the club's official website. "We don't tend to worry too much about what's happening in other games when our match is happening.
"We just concentrate on ourselves and go game by game. Apart from Burton winning, the other results went well for us.
"We're twopoints behind Burton and if we can get a win at Wycombeit puts us in a good position."
Southend, Luton and Bury all face away trips this weekend - at Dagenham and Redbridge, Portsmouth and Mansfield Town.
Plymouth Argyle, who occupy the final play-off berth, travel to Oxford United while Stevenage and Newport County - just outside the top seven - take on Cambridge and Cheltenham Town respectively.
At the bottom, Hartlepool United visit Morecambe, Tranmere Rovers go to NorthamptonTown, whileYork City and Carlisle United go head to head in a crucial showdown at Bootham Crescent.
Elsewhere, Exeter City play host to AFC Wimbledon.
news_articleThu, 12 Mar 2015 13:50:38 +0000359381 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Wrap: Burton return to the topBurton Albion returned to the top of League Two with a 1-0 win atrock-bottomHartlepool United on Saturday.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-review-burton-return-winning-ways-shrewsbury-slip
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's side headed to the Victoria Ground havingsufferedback-to-back defeats for the first time since the Dutchman took over last November.
The hosts looked to have done enough to secure an impressive point, but Hasselbaink's men snatched victory in the 90th minutecourtesy of substitute Florent Cuvelier's low strike.
Defeat is a body blow to Hartlepool's increasingly slim survival hopes, with Ronnie Moore's men now eight points adrift of safety at the bottom of the table.Burton, meanwhile,moved back to the league's summit, sitting two points ahead of Shrewsbury Town, who rued a 95th-minute Sullay Kaikaiequaliserin their 1-1 draw at home to Cambridge United.
Elsewhere at the top, an Alfie Mawson strike five minutes from time rescued a 2-2 draw for Wycombe Wanderers at Southend United, while a late own goal from Luke Wilkinson sealed a 3-2 win for 10-man Morecambe at Luton Town – their first league defeat at home since September.
Oxford United substitute Callum O'Dowda sealed a 1-0 win over 10-man Bury with an 85th-minute strike, while play-off rivals Plymouth Argyle eased to a 2-0 victory at home to Northampton Town.
John Sheridan's side sit in seventh, level on points with Stevenage, who secured a 2-1 victory at home to Newport County.
It was a bad day for the league's bottom five, who could only manage one point between them, courtesy of Cheltenham Town's 1-1 draw with Mansfield Town that dumped Tranmere Rovers, who wentdown 3-2 to Dagenham and Redbridge, into the bottom two.
Carlisle United were beaten 3-1 at home to Exeter City, York City lost 2-1 at AFC Wimbledon and Accrington Stanley were held to 1-1 draw withPortsmouth in the day's only other game.
news_articleSat, 07 Mar 2015 19:04:35 +0000356894 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Preview: No pressure on WycombeWycombe Wanderers boss Gareth Ainsworth believes his side have no right to be promotion contenders this season, despite further cementing their place in the top three in League Two.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-preview-ainsworth-keen-take-pressure-burton-seek-return-winning-ways
Striker Matt McClure was dismissed just 30 seconds after coming on as a substitute with 20 minutes to go in the nervy 2-1 win over Tranmere Rovers on Tuesday, and Ainsworth hinted that the growing pressure of the promotion race was beginning to take its toll on his side.
He told reporters after the game: "I had a go at the boys at half-time because they changed their mental attitude after we went ahead.
"We looked like a team who were under pressure to get promoted, but we have no right to be where we are in the league with the size of the squad we have.
"We are going to go for it rather than play a game of risk where promotion is concerned.
"Nobody expects us to get promoted so we aren't under any pressure and the lads responded to that. This group of lads dig deep."
Ainsworth's men face a tough trip to play-off contenders Southend United on Saturday, with the visitors sitting just one point adrift of front-runners Burton Albion and Shrewsbury Town.
Burton travel to bottom-of-the-table Hartlepool United, having slumped to back-to-back defeats for the first time under boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – a run that has seen them knocked off the top of the table on goal difference by Shrewsbury, who host Cambridge United.
Elsewhere at the top, fourth-placed Luton Town will hope to get their play-off bid back on track at home to Morecambe, while Bury host Oxford United and Newport Country travel to Stevenage.
At the bottom, York City will be looking to build on their thumping 3-0 win over Cambridge, and pull further away from the drop zone, with a win at AFC Wimbledon, while Cheltenham could haul themselves out of the bottom two with a result at home to Mansfield Town.
Struggling Tranmere will aim to halt a three-match losing streak when they host Dagenham and Redbridge, knowing a win could see them overtake Carlisle United, who entertain Exeter City.
In the day's other games, Portsmouth travel to Accrington Stanley and Plymouth Argyle take on Northampton Town.
news_articleThu, 05 Mar 2015 11:41:54 +0000355616 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comFootball League Wrap: Boro top, Derby falterDerby Countys 2-0 defeat at Brighton and Hove Albion allowed Middlesbrough to move to the Championships summit with a 3-0 win over Millwall.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/football-league-review-boro-go-top-derby-falter-again
Patrick Bamford, Kike and Jelle Vossen all found the net for Boro, while Derby lost for the second time in a row as Dale Stephens and Kazenga Lualua struck for Brighton.
Watford are third after a 1-0 home win over Fulham, while Bournemouth are two points and a place behind after they defeated Wolves 2-1.
Sixth-placed Brentford trounced Huddersfield Town 4-1, while Charlton Athletic and Cardiff City both won and BoltonWanderers drew 1-1 at home to Reading.
In League One, Bristol City took another step towards the title by moving 10 points clear with a 3-1 success at Leyton Orient.
Luke Freeman, Aden Flint and Aaron Wilbraham were the goalscorers for City, who took advantage of Preston North End's 2-2 draw at home to Doncaster Rovers.
MK Dons and Swindon Town bothfailed to overtake Preston and move into second, as they went down 2-1 at home to Chesterfield and 3-0 at home to Gillingham respectively.
The division's bottom three clubs - Yeovil Town, Crawley Town and Colchester United - all lost by one goal to nil,against Walsall, Bradford City and Notts County.
Peterborough United, Barnsley, Oldham Athletic and Rochdale were the other winners in League One, while Fleetwood Town and ScunthorpeUnited drew 2-2.
In League Two, Shrewsbury Town moved back to the summit on goal difference with a 2-1 victory at Accrington Stanley thanks to a brace from Bobby Grant, withprevious leaders Burton Albion not in action.
Wycombe Wanderers are just a point behind in the final automatic promotion place after Paul Hayes and Fred Onyedinma earned a 2-1 victory at Tranmere Rovers.
Bury prevailed 1-0 over fellow high-fliers Luton Town, while Southend United drew 0-0 at AFC Wimbledon and Newport County suffered a 1-0 home loss at the hands of Mansfield Town.
Bottom club Hartlepool United lost 2-0 at Dagenham and Redbridge and second-from-bottomCheltenham Town went down 1-0 at Carlisle United.
Elsewhere, there were wins for York City, Northampton Town and Stevenage, while Oxford United drew 1-1 with Morecambe.
news_articleTue, 03 Mar 2015 22:51:06 +0000354634 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Wrap: Burton beaten by NewportLeague Two leaders Burton Albion saw their title credentials suffer a further setback at the hands of Newport County, with a solitary Miles Storey goal sealing the visitors a 1-0 win.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-review-burton-beaten-again-hartlepool-gain-welcome-lift
The 21-year old Storey, who saw his loan spell with Newport from Swindonextended untilthe end of the season earlier in the week,was on hand after 59 minutes to convert Yan Klukowski's cross, condemning Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink's Burton to a second defeat in a row.
The result sees Newport move into seventh, two pointsbehind fellow play-off hopefuls Bury, who earned a 2-0 win over Plymouth at Home Park.
Burton remain three points clear at the top of the table, after second-placed Shrewsbury Town saw their unbeaten home record come to an end with a 2-1 defeat to Northampton Town.
The visitors were ahead through Chris Hackett's low strike midway through the first half, before Joel Byrom doubled the lead after rifling home from a curled Ricky Holmes free-kick.
Mickey Demetriou headed home late on as the hosts threatened a comeback, but Northampton held on to claim the win andclimb to 10th.
A bad day for the top three also saw Wycombe held to a 2-2 draw at home to 10-man Stevenage, leaving Gareth Ainsworth's side just two points clear of Luton Town in fourth, who eased to a 2-0 win at home to Accrington Stanley.
At the other end of the table, Carlisle United slipped into the relegation zone after going down 2-0 at Southend United, while Hartlepool United are now six points from safety after a 1-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon.
Cheltenham Town moved themselves out of the bottom twowith a precious 2-0 win at home to fellow strugglersTranmere Rovers.
There was no such joy for York City however, with only goal difference keeping them out of the relegation placesafter a 0-0 draw at home to Exeter City, leaving last season's play-off semi-finalistswith just one win in their last 10 games.
In the day's other games, Mansfield beat Dagenham and Redbridge 2-1, Cambridge United earned a 2-0 win at Morecambe, while Portsmouth and Oxford United played out a goalless draw.
news_articleSat, 28 Feb 2015 18:17:46 +0000352575 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Preview: Bury hoping for City boostBury will be keen to prove they are worthy of a move to Manchester Citys old training ground when they visit Plymouth Argyle in League Two on Saturday.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-preview-bury-hope-winning-environment-rubs-burton-host-newport
The Gigg Lane outfit announced a five-year deal to lease the Carrington facility earlier this week and are set to move into the former home of the Premier League champions on Sunday.
City have won the top flight twice in the last three seasons and Bury boss David Flitcroft will want to see the winning environment rub off on his players.
Having made a promising start to the season, Bury's title tilt was hurt by a poor run of form in the last two months of 2014.
However, promotion remains a very real possibility, with Bury two points clear of Newport County in the play-off positions, and the Carrington announcement will come as a welcome boost ahead of this weekend's trip to sixth-placed Plymouth.
"The facility at Carrington is out of this world and it was an opportunity that we simply could not turn down," said Bury chairman Stewart Day.
"We are thrilled to have reached this agreement particularly given the keen interest in a number of parties in leasing the site.
"Being able to have a Premier League-standard training facility as our base is a signal of our very real intent to provide our staff and players of all ages with the optimum facilities to support their development and training."
This weekend presents an ideal opportunity for Bury to put daylight between themselves and Newport, with the Welsh club travelling to leaders Burton Albion on Saturday.
Burton will be smarting from their1-0 defeat to Accrington Stanley in midweek.
Second-placed Shrewsbury Town will be out to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat at Tranmere Rovers as they host Northampton Town, while Wycombe Wanderers - currently third - could leapfrog the Shropshire outfit with a home win against Stevenage.
Basement club Hartlepool United are eight points adrift of safety and host AFC Wimbledon this weekend, with second bottom Cheltenham Town hosting Tranmere.
York City - a point clear of the relegation zone - welcome Exeter City to Bootham Crescent, Carlisle United head to Southend United, and Mansfield Town tackle Dagenham and Redbridge.
Luton Town, meanwhile, are four points short of the automatic promotion places and host Accringtonthis weekend, Oxford United head to Portsmouth, and Morecambe welcome Cambridge United.
news_articleThu, 26 Feb 2015 14:11:46 +0000351245 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Wrap: Burton pounce on Shrews slipBurton Albion capitalised on Shrewsbury Towns 2-1 defeat to Tranmere Rovers by beating Dagenham and Redbridge 3-1 to move back to the League Two summit on Saturday.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-review-burton-pounce-shrews-slip-go-top
Shrewsbury had been tipped to claim a third successive win as they travelled to a Tranmere side above the relegation zone only on goal difference, though it proved a testing encounter for Micky Mellon's side.
Rory Donnelly put the hosts ahead after 29 minutes with a tidy finish from an acute angle and their lead was doubled a few moments later -Danny Holmes netting from 18 yards.
Connor Goldson pulled one back eight minutes from time, but Shrewsbury failed to find a second and Burton made the most of their slip-up atDagenham, despite falling behind to Alex Jakubiak's 67th-minute opener.
Burton fought back thanks to goals from Adam McGurk, Abdenasser El Khayati and Damien McCrory, lifting Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink's side back to the top of the table and opening up a three-point gap.
Wycombe Wanderers sit two points further adrift of Shrewsbury after beating Carlisle United 3-2, but they were made to sweat by their hosts, despite taking a three-goal lead.
Kyle Dempsey and a DannyGrainger penalty in the 82nd minute ensured a nervous finish for the away side, though they ultimately held on to go four points clear of Luton Town, who lost 3-2 at AFC Wimbledon thanks to a David Connolly effort deep into second-half stoppage time.
The most impressive win of the day came atCambridge United, as Portsmouth claimed an emphatic 6-2 triumph away from home, with Matt Tubbs' hat-trick inspiring the visitors to victory.
There was also a treble for Plymouth Argyle's Reuben Reid in their 3-1 derby defeat of Exeter City, with the visitors winning despite the 61st-minute sending off of Oliver Lee.
At the bottom of the table, Hartlepool United remain eight points adrift of safety after losing 1-0 at Bury, though they are no worse off than before the match, as York City – directly above the drop zone – lost 3-0 at Northampton Town.
Oxford United defeated Mansfield Town by the same scoreline, while three goals in the final 16 minutes ensured a 4-2 defeat at Stevenage for play-off hopefuls Southend United, and Newport County dropped out of the top seven after losing 1-0 to Morecambe.
news_articleSat, 21 Feb 2015 19:55:21 +0000348352 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Preview: Robins eye recoveryWith their immediate futures confirmed this week, Russell Milton and Steve Jones take Cheltenham Town to Accrington Stanley on Friday.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-preview-milton-and-jones-target-cheltenham-turnaround
Following the departure of Paul Buckle after less than three months in charge, the pair took charge for the weekend's 2-1 defeat to Bury, which left them23rd.
But Jones, who is working as Milton's assistant, took plenty of positives from Saturday's loss and is encouraging Cheltenham's players to rise to the challenge.
"I love being involved in the game,I wouldn't want to be anywhere other than Cheltenham right now and I'm ready for the fight," he told the Gloucestershire Echo.
"We have fight and spirit,we have pace and a spark up front and if the midfielders know their responsibilities then we can build.
"It'snot going to be pretty,it'snot a time for expansive football, it'sabout getting in teams' faces,getting them turned and getting further up the pitch.I am very confident about this group."
York City moved out of the bottom two last weekend thanks to a 2-0victory over Tranmere Rovers, with Northampton Town the next challenge for Russ Wilcox's men, while Tranmere host table-toppers Shrewsbury Town.
Jimmy FloydHasselbaink has added to his attacking ranks in a bid to make the most of any potential Tranmere slip-up - well-travelled striker MickaelAntoine-Curier joining in midweek ahead of Saturday's trip to Dagenham and Redbridge.
Third-placed Wycombe Wanderers make the trip north looking to condemn Carlisle United to a third consecutive league defeat,while play-off hopefuls Luton Town and Southend United travel to AFC Wimbledon and Stevenage respectively.
St JamesPark will host a Devon derby as Exeter City welcome Plymouth Argyle looking to avenge August's3-0 defeat at Home Park, andmanagerless Newport County entertainMorecambe.
Elsewhere, rock-bottomHartlepool United head toBury,Oxford United faceMansfield Town, and Portsmouth visit a Cambridge United side struggling for form.
news_articleThu, 19 Feb 2015 14:13:57 +0000346891 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Wrap: York move out of drop zoneYork City moved out of the League Two relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over fellow strugglers Tranmere Rovers, as managerless Cheltenham Town lost again.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-review-york-move-out-drop-zone-expense-managerless-cheltenham
Russ Wilcox's York found themselves in the bottom two after failing to win in their previous seven league matches.
However, Wes Fletcher opened the scoring in the 20th minute when his bending shot found the bottom corner and the striker added a second just before the hour to lift York to 20th, while Tranmere sit just one point above the drop zone.
Cheltenham parted company with Paul Buckle on Friday after less than three months in charge, but the move failed to have the desired effectas a 2-1 defeat to Bury saw them slip into the relegation zone.
Goals from Danny Mayor and Danny Rose put Bury into a 2-0 lead after just 17 minutes at the The Abbey Business Stadium and, although Denny Johnstone pulled a goal back, that was enough for play-off hopefuls Bury to take all three points.
Shrewsbury Town remain top of the table as goals from Liam Lawrence and Scott Vernon provedenough for a 2-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon, while Burton Albion staylevel on points in second after winning by the same scoreline against Oxford United.
Third-placed Wycombe Wanderers lost at home for the second time in five days, a brace from Yan Klukowski earning Newport County a 2-1 triumph.
Luton Town are now just one point adrift of Wycombe after beating lowly Carlisle United 1-0, but Southend United failed to capitalise as they were beaten 2-1 by Accrington Stanley.
Northampton Town encouraged supporters to don wigs andmasks to mark John Joe O'Toole day, but the cult midfielder's day ended in disappointment as he was sent off in the club's 1-1 draw at relegation-threatened Mansfield Town.
Elsewhere, rock-bottom Hartlepool United lost at home for the first time in 2015 in a 3-1 reverseto Stevenage, Plymouth Argyle beat Cambridge United 2-0 and Portsmouth were 1-0 winners over Exeter City.
news_articleSat, 14 Feb 2015 18:35:49 +0000343864 at http://www.fourfourtwo.comLeague Two Preview: Ronnie demands moreRonnie Moore has warned his Hartlepool side that Tuesdays victory overNorthampton Town will count for nothing if they fail to beat Stevenage on Saturday.http://www.fourfourtwo.com/news/league-two-preview-ronnie-demands-more-home-wins-shrewsbury-host-wimbledon
Marvin Morgan scored the only goal of the game on his home debut as the League Two strugglerssecured a third consecutive home win at the expense of Chris Wilder's side.
Hartlepool prop up the table andare six points behind third-bottom Cheltenham Town - who were forced to deny reports manager Paul Buckle had been sacked this week -as they attempt to perform a great escape.
The north-east club have not won away from home since October, with theexperienced Moore stressingthat it is vital to keep picking up victories at Victoria Park - starting with a clash against play-off contenders Stevenage.
He said: "It's nice to get wins at home.We said we need to try to make this into a fortress.
"If we had lost it would have been difficult. The results elsewhere have been decent but it's ours we have to take care of. The rest will look after themselves.
"If we come out of the blocks firing, we are a match for anybody. Before Northampton went on their run I think they had lost five in a row.
"If we can win on Saturday then the gap could go to three points. If it does then all of a sudden there is nothing in it. But we have to make sure this result counts."
Shrewsbury Town returned to the top of the table in a dramatic fashion on Tuesday, scoring twice in stoppage time to secure a 2-1 win at Carlisle United, and they face AFC Wimbledon next.
Burton Albion dropped a place to second in midweekafter they were held to a goalless draw with Wimbledon,ending their 100 per cent home record under Jimmy FloydHasselbaink.
The former Netherlands striker will be hoping normal service is resumed when Oxford United head to the Pirelli Stadium on Saturday.
Jimmy Dack will aim to mastermind his first victory since taking over as caretaker manager of Newport County when the Welsh side travel to third-placed Wycombe Wanderers
Elsewhere, second-bottom York City host Tranmere Rovers, Cheltenham welcome Bury, andMansfield Town entertain Northampton Town.
Saturday's other matches see Accrington Stanley head to Southend United, Luton host Carlisle, Cambridge travel to Plymouth Argyle, and Portsmouth face Exeter City at Fratton Park.
Morecambe lock horns with DagenhamandRedbridge in the only game to be played on Sunday.
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